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Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to existing mobile DRAM devices from the company. The new chips also appear to be tangibly faster than Micron's LPDDR5X memory and SK hynix's LPDDR5T chips. Samsung's forthcoming LPDDR5X devices feature a data transfer rate of 10.7 GT/s as well as maximum capacity per stack of 32 GB. This allows Samsung's clients to equip their latest smartphones or laptops with 32 GB of low-power memory using just one DRAM package, which greatly simplifies their designs. Samsung says that 32 GB of memory will be particularly beneficial...
Google Updates Gmail for Android With A Unified Inbox
Today Google's Gmail team is shipping an update to Gmail for Android, which has now become the standard mail application for Android Lollipop users. The update brings a great...
22 by Brandon Chester on 3/30/2015
Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 Edge: Preview
Yesterday we received our Galaxy S6 and S6 edge review units. We’re still working on the final review but I wanted to share some early results from both devices...
200 by Joshua Ho on 3/26/2015
The HTC One M9 Review: Part 1
For the most part, HTC’s story in the recent past has been well-understood. Starting with the G1, HTC was the first to adopt Android, with massive success as others...
132 by Joshua Ho on 3/22/2015
Microsoft Launches The Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430
To say that the Lumia brand is diluted with low cost smartphones would be a bit of an understatement. However, Microsoft has found a way to lower the barrier...
60 by Brett Howse on 3/19/2015
HTC Announces UH OH Protection For the One M9
Smartphones are subject to much more daily wear and tear than other devices. They can also be fragile, and easy to drop. When this does occur, a user can...
21 by Brandon Chester on 3/18/2015
Google Releases Android 5.1
Today Google has announced the release of Android 5.1 Lollipop. The update is said to improve both performance and stability, as well as including a few new features. The first...
37 by Brandon Chester on 3/9/2015
Apple Releases iOS 8.2 With Apple Watch Support
Today at their Spring Forward event Apple made a number of announcements. One smaller but still important update to come from the event was the release of iOS 8.2...
16 by Brandon Chester on 3/9/2015
Panasonic at MWC 2015: Lumix CM1 Hands-On
At MWC 2015 this year we had the opportunity to pass by the Panasonic booth while they were holding a media event for the Lumix CM1 camera/smartphone hybrid. These...
22 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/7/2015
Broadcom at MWC 2015: BCM4359 and BCM43455 Wifi Combo Chips Announced
Today Broadcom took the lead by announcing two new Wifi combo chip solutions meant for the smartphone and tablet market. The BCM4359 is a high-end 2x2 MIMO solution for...
6 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Intel at MWC 2015: SoFIA, Rockchip, Low Cost Integrated LTE, Atom Renaming and 14nm Cherry Trail
After day zero at Mobile World Congress already boasting some impressive releases, Intel tackles their platform on day one on several different fronts. As part of a pre-briefing, we...
37 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2015
Lenovo at MWC 2015: VIBE Shot SmartPhone/Camera Crossover Announced
As part of our booth tour at Lenovo during Mobile World Congress, on display was the recently announced Lenovo VIBE Shot and we managed to get some hands-on time...
16 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Microsoft at MWC 2015: Lumia 640 and 640 XL Announced, 4K 120Hz Surface Hub Demoed
Mobile World Congress is in full swing today and Microsoft woke the press up early to discuss new features coming to their smartphone and tablet space. Top of the...
41 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Qualcomm @ MWC 2015: Cat 11 LTE, Cat 6 Dual-Sim LTE, & LTE/Wi-Fi Link Aggregation
Not to be outdone by Qualcomm’s SoC group, Qualcomm’s communication groups are busy at MWC 2015 as well. Though Qualcomm Technologies and Qualcomm Atheros are not announcing any major...
8 by Ryan Smith on 3/2/2015
Audience Announces NUE N100 Multisensor Processor
While Audience is traditionally focused on voice products, today they’re attempting to make their first moves into combined voice recognition and sensor hub products that leverage sensor fusion and...
2 by Joshua Ho on 3/2/2015
SanDisk Announces iNAND 7132: SLC/TLC Hybrid eMMC
In general, storage performance has been an area that is only discussed when it becomes a bottleneck. There was very little focus on storage performance in general before devices...
11 by Joshua Ho on 3/2/2015
Sony Announces the Xperia M4 Aqua
Today Sony has announced a new mid-range device for their line of Xperia smartphones. In the past weeks we've seen the launch of the Xperia E4, and Xperia E4g...
8 by Brandon Chester on 3/2/2015
Samsung Announces the Galaxy S 6 and S 6 Edge
In recent times, Samsung has seen the erosion of their dominance in the Android ecosystem. The reasons for why this is are many, but at least some of the...
206 by Joshua Ho on 3/1/2015
Samsung Unpacked: MWC 2015 Live Blog
Here we are at Samsung Unpacked at MWC 2015. Ian on Photos, Andrei on text. Everyone is getting seated, seems to be almost 5000 people here
42 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/1/2015
HTC Launches One M9: Hands-On
Around the end of 2012, HTC was in dire straits. The HTC One X, S, and V were supposed to be a big change in HTC’s product lineup, and...
43 by Joshua Ho on 3/1/2015
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